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Okay, so here we have packaging and bundle. The cooler does not come preinstalled for you, meaning the fans aren't in place and locked in. We need to apply fan retention clips and rubber pads.

Surprisingly enough, you pay for the cooler and need to purchase the actual fan (or two) yourself -- which is kind of weird.

Thermalright will give you all the items needed for the complete installation of the cooler, you'll receive brackets and kit for Intel Socket LGA1366, LGA1156 and LGA775 and even some thermal paste (Chill Factor II). You'll notice that a back plate is also required for installation, meaning the motherboard needs to come out of the PC for proper installation.

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Thermalright Venomous-X reviewWe review the Thermalright Venomous-X CPU cooler. A cooler with great looks, excellent performance and some very clever innovations. A cooler that is compatible with Intel LGA sockets 775, 1156, and 1366. The cooler is ready for the upcoming Nehalem Gulftown based processors (six-core) and also comes with something new, called the 'Pressure Vault Bracket', allowing you to decide how much pressure the cooler should have on top of that expensive processor of yours.